The dinosaurs at Rolling Stone have declared "slutwave"—over-the-top sexual music by female pop stars—as "fake genre of the year." Now Complex has compiled a "slutwave" greatest hits list. Are sluts finally being recognized for decades of accomplishments?

Ke$ha. No matter what you think of her, you can't argue that the "Tik Tok" singer has managed make herself a topic. And in doing so, she is severing the musical ties that bind. It's a pop-culture Civil War.